Cocktail recipe

Snowball recipe.

A fizzy British classic with advocaat, lemonade and lime. Creamy, light, nostalgic and perfect for festive drinking.

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Snowball

Description

The Snowball is a British festive classic with a very particular charm. Advocaat gives it creamy vanilla-custard richness, lemonade adds fizz and sweetness, and lime cuts through just enough to stop it feeling too heavy.

It became a Christmas favourite in the 1970s, but its appeal is not just nostalgia. It is light, frothy, gently boozy and almost dessert-like without requiring any effort. Serve it cold and it feels like a party drink from another era that still knows how to have fun.

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Advocaat
  • 100 ml Lemonade
  • 10 ml lime juice

Instructions

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
  2. Pour in the advocaat and lime juice.
  3. Top with lemonade and stir gently.
  4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Recommended glassware

Highball Glass
Highball Glass (recommended)

A tall everyday glass for mixed drinks with ice and a longer pour.

240–350 ml Tall cylindrical shape with room for ice and mixer.

Best for: Moscow Mule, Dark and Stormy, Scotch Highball, Rum and Coke, Mojito variations.

Garnish: Good for wedges, spears, herbs, and long-drink garnishes.

Quick facts

5 mins Easy Ice Mocktail option
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